Regarding 3, I tried to fix this problem in the latest version (I'm the current dev of tint2). However there is no package available for 14.04, nor a PPA, so if you would like to try it out the only way is to compile from source.
Normally I don't recommend this unless you know what you are doing, as it is sometimes difficult to remove from the system software installed from source and there are other things that can go wrong. In the case of tint2 it should not be so complicated. If you want to do it, here is a page with instructions: https://gitlab.com/o9000/tint2/wikis/Install#install-from-source You will have to configure tint2 in your startup applications to run from the new path (/usr/local/bin/tint2) and remove the sleep then relog. If it has problems please let me know. If you don't want to try this it's perfectly fine. I am just curious if this solves the problem in your case, which is a bit strange -- normally tint2 should just draw itself without transparency if the compositor is not detected correctly at startup; it should not dissapear completely. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1448939 Title: tint2 taskbar boots irregularly with xserver-xorg-video-ati, boots fine with proprietary driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1448939/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
